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Show FERRY fIeLD 1 Men From 24 Midwest Universities Uni-versities and Colleges; Five-Man Five-Man Team From Coast. ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 4 Track stars from 24 midwest universities i 'and colleges and the crack five-man team from the University of California, Califor-nia, will compete for athletic suprem- J ;acy on Ferry field hore tomorrow In 'j jthe finals for tho western conference j V M I outdoor track and field champion-ships. champion-ships. . . I Preliminary in the running broad jump, quarter and half-mile runs and tho discus and Javclfn throws were held this afternoon, narrowing the field of contestants down to a record-breaking list of 375 startors. The meet promises to be one of the greatest great-est In the history of the western con- , ference "big ten" as the athletes-rea- lize their performance will be taken into consideration by the American Olympic committee in making selections selec-tions for the team that will carry the colors of America in the Olympic games at Antwerp next August. Choice for First Honors. Popular choico for first honors in the meet tonight simmered down to i the well balanced University of, Uli-jnois Uli-jnois team with the University of Call-jfornia Call-jfornia squad figured as a "dark hor.se jand Wisconsin a dangerous contender. Illinois is represented by one of the 'strongest squads developed in the "big ten" in years and is counted on to ( score heavily in every event with the ; possible exception of the dashes aid. hurdles. The greatest interest in the I meet is centered in tho all-star Call- fornia team of five men, which made ;such a remarkable showing in the v ; eastern intercollegiate games. Jack I Merchant, all-round star of the coast squad, is figured a probable point .winner in the running broad jump, 1 hammer and javelin throw. ; Micliigan's Hopes Shattered. I Michigan's hopres of a victory wer shattered through tho loss o'f Carl Johnson of Spokane, Wash., star ' of I the Wolverine squad, -who was injured, early in the season. Johnson will compete In the .broad jump tomorrow, but it is doubtful if he will start in the hurdle events. In his broad jump tvial today he led the qualifiers with a leap of 23 feet 1t2 inches.' Today's preliminary trials were fea- ' turcd by the record-breaking performance per-formance of II. Hoffman of Michigan. In the javelin throw. The Wolverine Wolver-ine threw the shaft 170 feet n inim which bettered the old record of 164 .feet 11 inches made by W. D. Griffith lof Ohio State, in 1919. I Hereatcd. by Notre Dame. Hendrixon, of the University of California, Cal-ifornia, who wpn tho eastern intercollegiate inter-collegiate quarter mile, was defeated in his heat by Kasper of Notre Dame. Captain Emery of Illinois made the best time in the event by winning his race In 49 4-5. Dale of Nebraska, ibb with 43 feet 7 inches, had the best mark in the shot put while Charley Hlgglns of Chicago led in the discus jH throw. Marks made in today's trials iH in tho field events will count In tomor- H row's finals, r |
